🇲🇦 Morocco Population 2026

As of 2026, the population of Morocco is 38,762,441, ranking #41 in the world (0.47% of the global population), based on UN World Population Prospects 2024. The population is growing at 0.84% per year. The biggest city is Casablanca with 3,665,954 inhabitants.

Live estimate

38,769,840

Growth rate

0.84%

Density

people / km² (225 / mi²)

Median age

30.1

Fertility rate

2.16

births per woman

Life expectancy

75.9

years

Morocco population 1950–2100

Population of Morocco, 1950–2100 — solid: UN estimates, dashed: UN medium-variant projection.

By 2050, the population of Morocco is projected to reach 43,440,431, and 37,884,370 by 2100. The population is expected to peak in 2058 at 43,736,171, then decline.

Morocco population by year

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2026	38,762,441	0.84%	86.9	30.1
2025	38,430,770	0.88%	86.1	29.8
2024	38,081,173	0.94%	85.3	29.5
2023	37,712,505	1.00%	84.5	29.2
2022	37,329,064	1.04%	83.6	28.9
2021	36,954,442	0.97%	82.8	28.5
2020	36,584,208	1.04%	82.0	28.2
2019	36,210,898	1.01%	81.1	27.9
2018	35,839,760	1.05%	80.3	27.5
2017	35,446,392	1.16%	79.4	27.1
2016	35,023,457	1.24%	78.5	26.8
2015	34,607,588	1.15%	77.5	26.4
2014	34,204,780	1.20%	76.6	26.1
2013	33,787,571	1.26%	75.7	25.7
2012	33,355,241	1.32%	74.7	25.4
2011	32,912,588	1.35%	73.7	25.0
2010	32,467,016	1.37%	72.7	24.7
2009	32,030,778	1.33%	71.8	24.4
2008	31,606,767	1.33%	70.8	24.0
2007	31,186,468	1.35%	69.9	23.7
2006	30,771,178	1.33%	68.9	23.3
2005	30,358,144	1.37%	68.0	23.0
2004	29,953,018	1.32%	67.1	22.6
2003	29,571,415	1.25%	66.3	22.3
2002	29,198,142	1.30%	65.4	22.0
2001	28,814,643	1.35%	64.6	21.7
2000	28,423,435	1.39%	63.7	21.4
1999	28,027,179	1.42%	62.8	21.1
1998	27,621,648	1.49%	61.9	20.8
1997	27,213,337	1.49%	61.0	20.5
1996	26,808,107	1.51%	60.1	20.2
1995	26,399,429	1.56%	59.2	19.9
1994	26,000,822	1.49%	58.3	19.6
1993	25,614,586	1.51%	57.4	19.3
1992	25,212,468	1.66%	56.5	18.9
1991	24,799,014	1.65%	55.6	18.7
1990	24,375,551	1.80%	54.6	18.4
1989	23,939,414	1.81%	53.6	18.1
1988	23,500,524	1.89%	52.7	17.9
1987	23,054,392	1.95%	51.7	17.6
1986	22,600,803	2.03%	50.6	17.4
1985	22,113,953	2.33%	49.5	17.2
1984	21,593,778	2.43%	48.4	17.0
1983	21,060,696	2.57%	47.2	16.9
1982	20,520,318	2.63%	46.0	16.7
1981	19,985,402	2.65%	44.8	16.6
1980	19,459,943	2.67%	43.6	16.4
1979	18,955,589	2.58%	42.5	16.3
1978	18,477,385	2.53%	41.4	16.2
1977	18,014,756	2.54%	40.4	16.0
1976	17,574,182	2.41%	39.4	15.9
1975	17,150,786	2.46%	38.4	15.8
1974	16,733,842	2.46%	37.5	15.7
1973	16,326,268	2.47%	36.6	15.6
1972	15,924,692	2.51%	35.7	15.6
1971	15,527,225	2.55%	34.8	15.5
1970	15,129,448	2.64%	33.9	15.5
1969	14,734,256	2.65%	33.0	15.5
1968	14,347,900	2.66%	32.1	15.5
1967	13,968,175	2.70%	31.3	15.5
1966	13,597,065	2.68%	30.5	15.6
1965	13,239,171	2.65%	29.7	15.6
1964	12,898,886	2.56%	28.9	15.8
1963	12,577,502	2.49%	28.2	16.0
1962	12,253,092	2.74%	27.5	16.3
1961	11,931,086	2.58%	26.7	16.6
1960	11,624,933	2.62%	26.0	16.8
1959	11,317,007	2.75%	25.4	17.2
1958	11,013,742	2.68%	24.7	17.5
1957	10,720,548	2.72%	24.0	17.7
1956	10,434,024	2.70%	23.4	17.9
1955	10,158,128	2.66%	22.8	18.0
1954	9,893,315	2.62%	22.2	18.2
1953	9,639,568	2.58%	21.6	18.2
1952	9,394,878	2.57%	21.1	18.3
1951	9,159,290	2.51%	20.5	18.3
1950	8,935,450	2.44%	20.0	18.3

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2027	39,080,099	0.80%	87.6	30.4
2028	39,384,126	0.75%	88.2	30.8
2029	39,674,560	0.72%	88.9	31.1
2030	39,953,460	0.69%	89.5	31.4
2031	40,221,743	0.65%	90.1	31.7
2032	40,477,986	0.62%	90.7	32.0
2033	40,722,975	0.59%	91.2	32.3
2034	40,957,244	0.56%	91.8	32.5
2035	41,182,094	0.54%	92.3	32.8
2036	41,398,230	0.51%	92.8	33.1
2037	41,604,033	0.48%	93.2	33.4
2038	41,802,274	0.47%	93.7	33.7
2039	41,990,445	0.43%	94.1	33.9
2040	42,168,205	0.41%	94.5	34.2
2041	42,339,042	0.39%	94.9	34.5
2042	42,500,327	0.37%	95.2	34.8
2043	42,650,495	0.34%	95.6	35.1
2044	42,792,498	0.33%	95.9	35.4
2045	42,925,306	0.29%	96.2	35.8
2046	43,046,179	0.27%	96.5	36.1
2047	43,158,169	0.25%	96.7	36.4
2048	43,262,402	0.23%	96.9	36.7
2049	43,355,720	0.20%	97.1	37.1
2050	43,440,431	0.19%	97.3	37.4
2051	43,517,149	0.16%	97.5	37.7
2052	43,582,317	0.14%	97.7	38.1
2053	43,635,688	0.11%	97.8	38.4
2054	43,677,271	0.08%	97.9	38.7
2055	43,707,696	0.06%	97.9	39.0
2056	43,726,125	0.03%	98.0	39.3
2057	43,734,770	0.01%	98.0	39.6
2058	43,736,171	-0.01%	98.0	39.9
2059	43,727,216	-0.04%	98.0	40.2
2060	43,707,410	-0.06%	97.9	40.5
2061	43,679,639	-0.07%	97.9	40.7
2062	43,642,756	-0.10%	97.8	41.0
2063	43,597,898	-0.11%	97.7	41.3
2064	43,545,672	-0.13%	97.6	41.5
2065	43,482,772	-0.16%	97.4	41.8
2066	43,414,312	-0.16%	97.3	42.0
2067	43,341,074	-0.18%	97.1	42.3
2068	43,260,130	-0.19%	96.9	42.5
2069	43,173,139	-0.21%	96.7	42.7
2070	43,078,138	-0.23%	96.5	42.9
2071	42,976,746	-0.24%	96.3	43.1
2072	42,869,614	-0.26%	96.1	43.3
2073	42,755,096	-0.28%	95.8	43.5
2074	42,634,713	-0.29%	95.5	43.7
2075	42,509,927	-0.30%	95.2	43.9
2076	42,380,729	-0.31%	95.0	44.0
2077	42,246,044	-0.33%	94.7	44.2
2078	42,105,474	-0.34%	94.3	44.4
2079	41,958,512	-0.36%	94.0	44.6
2080	41,806,425	-0.37%	93.7	44.7
2081	41,650,319	-0.38%	93.3	44.9
2082	41,489,709	-0.39%	93.0	45.1
2083	41,325,692	-0.40%	92.6	45.3
2084	41,156,547	-0.42%	92.2	45.4
2085	40,980,568	-0.44%	91.8	45.6
2086	40,800,251	-0.45%	91.4	45.8
2087	40,617,856	-0.45%	91.0	46.0
2088	40,433,495	-0.46%	90.6	46.2
2089	40,243,913	-0.48%	90.2	46.3
2090	40,048,050	-0.49%	89.7	46.5
2091	39,847,267	-0.51%	89.3	46.7
2092	39,642,312	-0.52%	88.8	46.9
2093	39,433,970	-0.53%	88.4	47.1
2094	39,222,844	-0.54%	87.9	47.2
2095	39,008,469	-0.56%	87.4	47.4
2096	38,789,885	-0.57%	86.9	47.6
2097	38,568,204	-0.58%	86.4	47.7
2098	38,343,505	-0.59%	85.9	47.9
2099	38,115,526	-0.60%	85.4	48.0
2100	37,884,370	-0.61%	84.9	48.1

Biggest cities in Morocco

#	City	Region	Population
1	Casablanca	Casablanca-Settat	3,665,954
2	Rabat capital	Rabat-Salé-Kénitra	1,655,753
3	Fes	Fes-Meknes	1,191,905
4	Tangier	Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima	1,035,141
5	Marrakesh	Marrakesh-Safi	995,871
6	Salé	Rabat-Salé-Kénitra	972,299
7	Agadir	Souss-Massa	698,310
8	Meknes	Fes-Meknes	568,295
9	Oujda	Oriental	539,711
10	Kenitra	Rabat-Salé-Kénitra	470,949
11	Tétouan	Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima	415,810
12	Al Hoceïma	Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima	395,644
13	Temara	Rabat-Salé-Kénitra	342,345
14	Safi	Marrakesh-Safi	336,883
15	Mohammedia	Casablanca-Settat	227,799

FAQ

What is the population of Morocco in 2026?

The population of Morocco is 38,762,441 in 2026, according to UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant).

What is the biggest city in Morocco?

Casablanca is the biggest city in Morocco with 3,665,954 inhabitants; the capital is Rabat.

Is the population of Morocco growing or shrinking?

The population of Morocco is growing at 0.84% per year, and is projected to peak in 2058 at 43,736,171.

Neighboring countries

Sources

Country data: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved 2026-07-07.
City and state data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-07-07.

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